A2Z Meme: Keeping it Real

I’m late again this week, but here is the letter “K”—

Keeping it Real:

-I’ve never been to a Red Robin (yum…)

-I’ve never been to Columbus, Ohio

-I don’t really like fruity candy

-I haven’t read the Hunger Games books. (I want to)

-or Twilight

-or Harry Potter

-I made a vow never to make brussel sprouts for my family

-I’m still not over how our very nosy neighbor called the police on our friend with special needs not out of concern, but gossip. (I’m working on it, but in the spirit of being real, I am not there.)

Keep it Quiet:

-Please keep your gum in your mouth around me. Better yet, don’t chew it. The smell makes me nauseous and most people’s chewing makes me think of a cow chewing cud.

-If you have no plans to change your life for the better, don’t whine to me.

-See the potential, not the diagnosis. I could write a post on parents who gave their kids a true disability by limiting them.

-If your dog barks night and day outside without taking a breath, I think you’re mistreating it (and driving me batty.)

 

Keep it to Yourself:

-Your voice carries. When I’m at the $1 store I don’t need to hear your phone conversation 8 aisles away. Sadly, most of these seem to center around baby mama/daddy drama.

Keep Paying it Forward:

-Last year a family bought me a lilac bush after I wrote how much I missed mine when we moved, a bush my dad transplanted that bloomed for the first time days before he died. I think of that family every day and pray a blessing on them for doing such a kind thing.

-Move out of that comfort zone! One time I paid for a woman’s groceries simply because I felt the nudge of the Holy Spirit to do so. I was scared, we were (are) on a budget, and I had my own groceries to pay for. My husband said he was never prouder of me for doing it. I have zero regrets.